Selecting the perfect pizza is really not a good way to make friends. There are many great regions for pizza, such as New Haven, Detroit, Old Forge, Chicago, yada yada.. We can argue from today to tomorrow, but it’s pretty much a statistical fact that New York and New Jersey have the best pizza in the country. With the largest number of Italian Americans of any state, it is no wonder.
Newly released, The Daily Meal put together their 2019 ‘The 101 Best Pizzas in America’. We have taken the time to showcase the one that made the list from our area. New York and New Jersey had a combined 34 of the 101 top spots on the list. The list offers the usual suspects as well as some amazing newcomers.
#89 Jay’s Artisan Pizza (Buffalo, NY)
#78 Emmy Squared (NY, NY)
#77 King Umberto’s (Elmont, NY)
#76 Scarr’s (NY, NY)
#69 L&B Spumoni Gardens (BK, NY)

#66 Umberto’s Pizzeria & Restaurant (New Hyde Park, NY)
#65 Bocce Club Pizza (Buffalo, NY)
#63 La Nova (Buffalo, NY)
#55 Bread and Salt (Jersey City, NJ)

#52 Papa’s Tomato Pies (Robbinsville, NJ)
#47 Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza (Elizabeth, NJ)
#45 Juliana’s Pizza (BK, NY)
#43 Rubirosa (NY, NY)
#41 Joe & Pat’s Pizzeria (Staten Island, NY)
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#39 Mama’s TOO! (NY, NY)
#38 Louie and Ernie’s (The Bronx, NY)
#37 Delorenzo’s Tomato Pies (Robbinsville, NJ)
#36 Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop (BK, NY)
#34 Paulie Gee’s (BK, NY)
#33 L’industrie Pizzeria (BK, NY)
#32 Star Tavern Pizzeria (Orange, NJ)

#25 Roberta’s (BK, NY)
#24 Motorino (NY, NY)
#19 Lombardi’s (NY, NY)
#18 Grimaldi’s (BK, NY)
#16 Di Fara (BK, NY)

#13 Una Pizza Napoletana (NY, NY)
#11 Joe’s (NY, NY)
#10 John’s of Bleecker Street (NY, NY)
#8 Patsy’s (NY, NY)
#6 Totonno’s (BK, NY)
#3 Razza Pizza Artigianale (Jersey City, NJ)

#2 Lucali (BK, NY)
For the full list check out The Daily Meal.
Personally, I was a but suprised to see Kinchleys or Lions And Tigers And Squares didn’t make the list. Did your favorite pizzzeria make the list? Let us know in the comments..